Darren Koontz

Darren Michael Koontz, age 47, died at UC Health Hospital in Aurora, CO on January 8, 2023, of esophageal cancer. His sons and family were at his side.

He was born on November 11, 1975, at Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, MO, the son of Carl and Diane (Gardner) Koontz.

Darren’s journey in this life took him many places. He moved from Quincy, IL to Estes Park, Co where he went to school and still has many classmates as friends.  He joined the Navy at 19 and was a communications technician with a security clearance. He was stationed at Pensacola, FL and at Norfolk, VA. During the Persian Gulf Conflict, on 911 he was deployed to Washington DC to help repair and install communications for his Country. He also travelled to Spain, Italy, and DuBois during his 6 years in the Navy.

His service training led him to a civilian life as an electrician in Phoenix, Arizona for several years where he had his own business, Power Point Electric.  He loved to create indoor as well as outdoor special effect lighting for his customers. His work as an electrician helped him transition to a program analysist as he joined his brother in creating programs to help state, county, and local governmental agencies.  In all his endeavors he won the hearts of the people that he worked with and for.

Darren was an avid Bronco fan and loved sports of all kinds: basketball, baseball, boating, hunting, camping, and especially fishing.    He went deep sea fishing many times and he loved fly fishing at Henry’s Fork in Idaho as well as local streams and lakes.  He enjoyed watching his sons as they participated in sports and scouts and was very proud of them. Any time his sons or daughter walked into the room his face gleamed with pride and joy.

Darren is survived by his children Blake Koontz, Lakewood, CO, Hunter Koontz, Aurora, CO, Emory Koontz, Greenwood Village, CO, his parents Carl and Diane (Gardner) Koontz of Aurora, CO, brother Eric Koontz and Eric’s wife Kymberly (Morgan) Koontz of Aurora and their children, Karter (Koontz) Cook and her husband John Cook, Lone Tree, CO and Riley (Koontz) Mohr and her husband Travis Mohr, Lone Tree, CO, mother of his boys, Danielle (Zamora) Koontz, Aurora, CO, mother of his daughter and Perrin Anderson, Jenny Friedrich, Greenwood Village, CO as well as a great aunt Beulah Wenneker of West Sacramento, CA, uncles and aunts, Kermit and Beverly Koontz of Quincy, IL, Donald and Joan (Koontz) Marshall of Chesterfield, Mo, Linda (Bowers) Koontz of Ballwin, MO, and many cousins.

Darren was preceded in death by his grandparents Paul and Jessie Koontz of Loraine, IL and Leo and Evelyn Gardner of Estes Park, CO. Uncles and aunts Max Koontz of Ballwin, MO, Donna (Leenerts) Koontz of Quincy, IL, and Frank and Sharon (Crank) Gardner of Quincy, IL. and two cousins Kimberly (Koontz) Zanger of Quincy, IL, and Michael Tittsworth of Pittsfield, IL.

He will be missed and remembered by everyone whose life he touched.  He will always be loved with a special place in our hearts.

The Celebration of Life will be livestreamed on Monday, February 13, 2023 at Ten- Thirty in the morning, Mountain Time. Please click on the link for access to the live Streaming on 02/13/2023

https://event.forgetmenotceremonies.com/ceremony?c=247e1177-7745-4ac2-bebf-65b78d87370c

If you would like to make a Memorial Donation, please look at the links below for the 3 Charites.

Wounded Warrior

https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org

St Jude

https://www.stjude.org/donate/srch/st-jude-donation.html?

Ronald McDonald House

https://rmhc-denver.org/donate/